Ebola

ASPR TRACIE

Step Care for Ebola/Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Patients: Guidance for International Field Hospitals. (Dr. John Hick)

PPE Training Resources for Ebola Preparedness

Nyack Hospital - PPE Training Video

GNYHA - PPE Training Demo

Emory Healthcare - Ebola Preparedness Protocols

• Donning Personal Protective Equipment
• Doffing Personal Protective Equipment
• Taking Off Protective Gloves (Beak Method) Added 10/23/14
• Cleaning Up Spills Added 10/23/14
• Donning Personal Protective Equipment in the Emergency Department Added 10/27/14
• Doffing Personal Protective Equipment in the Emergency Department Added 10/27/14

PPE Donning & Doffing Checklist (credit: St. Jones Memorial)

CDC Guidance for PPE Donning & Doffing

NYS/NYSDOH

Ebola & NYS Response (01/08/2015)

submit Ebola related questions to: Ebola.preparedness@health.ny.gov

Commissioner's Order for Ebola Preparedness

Questions and Answers Related to Commissioner's Order - Updated 10/25/14

Ebola - checklist and sample statements for planning/preparedness

NYSDOH Critical Specimen Transport Program Fact Sheet

NYS Ebola Waste Disposal Fact Sheet

GNYHA

CDC

Ebola Resources for Healthcare Workers

below links updated 10/27/14

Guidance & Recommendations

• Interim Guidance for the Safe Care of Survivors of Ebola Virus Disease (released March 2016)

• Infection Prevention and Control for Hospitalized Patients with Known or Suspected Ebola in U.S. Hospitals
• Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment To Be Used by Healthcare Workers During Management of Patients with Ebola Virus Disease in U.S. Hospitals, Including Procedures for Putting On (Donning) and Removing (Doffing)
• Environmental Infection Control in Hospitals for Ebola Virus – Interim Guidance
• Recommendations for Safely Performing Acute Hemodialysis in Patients with Ebola Virus Disease in U.S. Hospitals
• Safe Handling of Human Remains of Ebola Patients in U. S. Hospitals and Mortuaries
• Ebola-Associated Waste Management

Patient Evaluation

• Algorithm - Evaluating Returned Travelers for Ebola, US[PDF - 1 page]
• Checklist for Patients Being Evaluated for Ebola in the U.S.[PDF - 1 page]
• Identify, Isolate, Inform: Emergency Department Evaluation and Management for Patients Who Present with Possible Ebola Virus Disease
  • Algorithm – Identify, Isolate, Inform: Emergency Department Evaluation and Management for Patients Who Present with Possible Ebola Virus Disease[PDF - 1 page]

Laboratory (specimen collection, transport, testing, submission)

• Specimen Collection, Transport, Testing, and Submission for Persons Under Investigation for Ebola in the U.S. - Interim Guidance
  • Factsheet - Visual format[PDF - 1 page]
  • Packaging and Shipping Clinical Specimens Diagram
• Frequently Asked Questions for U.S. Clinical Laboratories
• Compliance with Select Agent Regulations for Laboratories Handling Patient Specimens that are Known or Suspected to Contain Ebola Virus – Interim Guidance

Diagnosis

• Case Definition for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)

General Information

• Ebola 101 – CDC Slides for U.S. Healthcare Workers[PPT - 32 pages]
• Ebola virus disease Information for Clinicians in U.S. Healthcare Settings
• Safe Management of Patients with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in U.S. Hospitals
• When Caring for Suspect or Confirmed Patients with Ebola

Preparedness and Response

• Checklist – Hospital Preparedness for Ebola[PDF - 6 pages]
• Template - Ebola Screening Criteria for Emergency Departments[PDF - 1 page]
• Checklist - Healthcare Facility Preparedness for Ebola[PDF - 2 pages]
• Checklist - Healthcare Provider Preparedness for Ebola[PDF - 2 pages]
• Checklist - Healthcare Coalitions Preparedness for Ebola[PDF - 4 pages]
• Checklist - Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Preparedness for Ebola[PDF - 5 pages]
• Template - Ebola Screening Criteria for EMS[PDF - 1 page]
• Self-Assessment for State and Local Public Health Officials - Top 10 Ebola Response Planning Tips